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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-24
The Sharp Trial,

New YORK. June 23-Half past came this
morning in the court of Oyer and Terminer
and with it came Judge Barrett, who was antlci-
pated few minutes by lawyer Parsons Then
came Jacob Sharp. a cheap blue Japanese fan in
his hand and his grandchildren at his side, and
following was Capt Billy Ricketts,, with his
well drilled squad of jurorr.
Mr.. Foote, of tie First National Bank. re-
sumed the stand to tell of Che dealings with AL
derman Farley in January, 1885. He said that
this man came and asked the price OF United
States registered per cent bonds, which was
told him. He wanted $4,000 which came to
something over $l2, 900. with the premium. He
paid for the bonds in bills of large denomination,
taking them from his vest pocket.
A number of witnesses put on the stand
to prove that the alderman came into possession
of thousand-dolar bills as soon the Broadway
bill was passed. The prosecution then tried to
have the testimony of Sharp before the Senate
investigating committee read, but the defense
objected, and a long discussion ensued.
Att conclusion Judge Barrett decided to ad
NIT the testimony The assistant district attor-
ney then read from the verbatim report at con-
siderable length. Some further oral testimony
was also TAKEN but nothing new was brought
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Red-Headed Girls and White Horses.

Philadelphia North American.
t'Here's ed-headed girl and there's white
horse" remarked 8 well-known sporting man
who walking down Chestnut street with a
reporter
What do you meant" he asked.
Didn't you hear that beforel Every
time you meet red headed girl you will see a
white horse"
Half block further another red -headed girl
met
where's your white horse now2" asked the
reporter
There's one turning the next corner" he re-
piled, and, sure enough, around the corner came
a white horse drawing dray.
They never fail, tell you. [ have been say
ing, Here's red headed girl and there's q white
horse for fifteen years. I've never got left
yet"
After parting the reporter met more red
headed girl, and looking for the white horse
was not surprised to see car pass drawn by
TWO of them.
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The Plumbers Convention.

CHICAGO, June 23.-The first thing done by
the plumbers national convention was the
ception of the report by the executive commit
tee. This treated entirely of the Baltimore reso-
buttons that had been submitted to the conven-
ton. In substance. the resolutions were to the
effect that all manufacturers of plumbers goods
who sold to consumers should be bovcotted by
the plumbers The committee argued that the
adoption of the resolution was just the thing for
plumbers. 1t would do away with the disagree
able habit of consumers who bought their pipe
from the manufacturer and afterwards hired in
< ex perienced men to do their work.
Mr.. Weaver, of Philadelphia, proposed that
the Canadian Association of Plumbers be asked
to join with the National Association and form
a combined organization. Mr. Gabay of New
York, opposed this, and said it was the business
of the National Association to take of it's
plumbers at home The proposition was not
considered feasible, and consequently was
dropped.
The convention then elected officers for the
the ensuing year, as follows: John Byrnes, of
New York, president; John Trainor, of Balti-
more, vice president; Mortimer J. Lyons, of
Brooklyn, treasurer; Enoch Remick. of Phla-
delphia. financial secretary; David J. Collins. of
St. Louis, sergeant-atarms It was decided to
hold the next annual national convention at
Boston.
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New 4 ork Graphic
Have you anything FOR me today" said
bright-eyed young lady to the genial clerk at the
St. James one morning last week. Eyes, miss,
quite amount, was the answer, and the little
lady went to the cashiers office, there was the
ciink of CON- laughing discussion, and
the lady hurried away. what is it,"
said a Graph: representative TO the
hotel man. .'Only another evidence" said
he, ''of how many ways there to
make money in this city, and how easily smart
woman man may make good living if he or
she just succeeds in catching on. Now there is
a bright little woman who makes the round of
all the principal hotels in New York every morn
ing, and her profits. Judging from own house,
must average five ten dollars per day. She buys
foreign money-Canadian. English. French, Ger
man, any kind-and the hotel clerks keep all
they get for her. A stranger comes here from
abroad. he doesn't care to go down town to
brokers' Office. and he applies to
the hotel clerk and gets American
greenbacks for his foreign coin or bills.
The price paid is always somewhat less than the
full market value, yet not sufficiently below the
quoted price to make it object for the trav-
eler to take journey down town. The next
morning, rain shine. the little lady you have
lust seen trips into the Office the money is
turned over to her at the price gave for it,
she pays back our greenbacks and hurries away
thankful end smiling She is apt business
woman, has made plenty of money since she be-
gan two years ago. and takes to keep all of
us hotel clerks just half in love with her, that
her trade in foreign money may go on increas
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HE GOT THE TICKET.
Railway Clerk Obtains Valuable Legal
Information from Justice Field.

Railway Clerk Obtains Valuable Legal
Information from Justice Field.
San Francisco Special
A rather spare old gentleman, with thin.
grayish whiskers. and wearing a pair of highly
polished spectacles. leaned over the counter in
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Companvs
ticket-office yesterday and asked for round
Thirty dollars" promptly responded the
clerk
The passenger laid the gold on the counter.
and the clerk pulled ticket out of the case and
handed 1t toward him with well-inked pen
What is that for2' asked the passenger. with
touch of contempt in his tone, and glancin g
toward the clerk.
Sign there, please said the clerk.
Il beg your pardon" was the response of the
passenger
Sign the ticket, please"
NO, sir, / decline. There is law in the
United States compelling me to sign steamer or
railroad tickets. There is your money-give me
the ticket"
Somewhat ruffled, the agent looked at the pas
senger and then at the ticket but did not touch
the money.
What is your name, sir2" he asked at length.
'.Stephen J. Field" was the reply.
Then it dawned upon the rather dazed mind
of the young man behind the counter that he
talking TO one of the justices of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States. He quietly
stamped the unsigned ticket. handed it to the
passenger with a subdued air. and then sat down
to reflect.
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Army of the Potomac.

SARATOGA, N. Y, June 23.-Three hundred
persons attended the banquet of the Army Of
the Potomac at Congress Hall, this evening
President Mcmahon announced the following
committee, under General Sickles's resolution,
to make arrang ements for the meeting at Get
tysburg in July, 1888, and to invite the army OF
Northern Virginia:
First Corps Gen. A. Doubleday, Gen. j. C.
Robinson and private James Bealls, Sixteenth
Massachusetts, Second, Gen. F. c. Barlow, Col.
W. i. Tidball and Maj. c. A. Rice; Third. Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles, Gen. j. b. Carr and Gen. G..
II. Grayam; Fourth, Colonel Church;
Fifth, d. c. Butterworth, Fitz John Por-
ter and General Crawford Sixth, NJ.
T. McMahon C. A. Whittier and T. N.
Hyde; Ninth. General Hartranft. General ParKe
and Major Barker; Eleventh, O. O. Howard,
General Devens and General Schurz; Twelfth.
Gen. FL. w. Slocum General Barnum and Gen.
Greene cavalry, General Pleasanton. General
Mcintosh and General Hammond: artillery.
General Hunt Colonel Cowen and Major Smith;
Nineteenth Corps, Gen. n. p. Banks, General
Emory and FL. A. Williams: Army of the James.
b. T. Butler and Gen. Hawley Curtis staff. Gen.
Geo Fl. Sharpe, Gen. Fl. A. Tremaine and Major
Easset
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Slain by a Crazed saioon-Keeper.

ST. LOUIS. June CIV. r. Grigsby, propri-
etor of the Unique sample-rooms. became sud
financial troubles He stood leaning on his safe
before a crowd of friends, toying with As
cabre revolver, making elaborate preparations
for suicide. and keeping the crowd at bay with
the weapon, threatening to kill anyone who
approached. ID. b. Kennedy, his best friend.
came into the saloon at the time and, running
toward Grgsby. said He shan't be allowed
to kill himself poor fellow; I will him.
Not needing the command to halt, Kennedy
pressed on and was shot through the heart. The
maniac realized what he had done. and sank to
the floor helpless. moaning. The callows! the
gailows! 1 am going to the gallows." He is
now a raving maniac.
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A. wife Elopes with "a Washer.

special TO the IndfanapoIi5 JournaA.
WASHINGTON. June 23.-An elopement Of a
rather sensational nature occurred from this city
last night The parties Dr. g. B. Black
well and Mrs Belle Horrall. both of Petersburg.
twelve miles south Of this city, in Pike county.
Blackwell ia good looking, but rakish and dis
3ipated doctor" OF nomadic habits. The mis-
guided woman is the wife of Perry Horral, a
prominent and wealthy business man of Peters
burg. She is the daughter of Eli G. Hornady,
N wealthy farmer OF this county, and a prom
inent Republican politician. Blackwell deserted
N wife and family in Evansville some time ago.
The intimacy between the giddy wife and the
MASKING doctor has been in existence for some
time, and a few days ago the wronged husband
became suspicious, and on this account, it is
supposed, the elopement planned. Last
night the woman met her parsmour in this city
and the pair left at midnight on q west-bound
q. 81 M. train. Mrs Horrall is a good-looking
blonde, of some twenty eight years. She dresses
we'll She left two young children with her
hysah
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The Bloomington and Normal streetrailway
system has been sold by the syndicate that re-
Gently purchased it to two Pennsylvania capt.
talists for 1856, 900.
The disease lately 80 prevalent among horses
in Dewitt county has abated, and there appears
to be 10 further fear Of contagion. The animals
still affected have been guaranteed.
The dram-shop license in Joliet came within
vote of being fixed at S., 900 Tuesday night
by the Council It was made 81. 000 the same as
last year. There is u great outcry against bill
iards educator Of vice, idle1ess and drunk
enness among the boys
Henry Bradley was arrested in Pekin on
Wednesday for robbing the body of N B. Kin
seq, which he found in the road Sunday morn
ing Bradley got drunk and exhibited consd-
cradle sum of money. which led to the detection
of the crime. When confronted with the proofs
of his guilt he confessed the deed. Bradley first
discovered the dead man.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
An ARRAY in Magistrates Office Which
Will Probably End in Murder.
Democratic Schemers Defeated in Martin
County-A Champion Horn-Blower Hunt
ing DiyOrce-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.


Desperate and Probably Fatal ARRAY In a
Magistrates Office.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNcIE, June ga bloody cutting and
shooting ARRAY occurred last evening at Albany.
ten miles of this city, the L. e. e. w.
railroad. Joe Randolph, quarrelsome bully OF
that village, while intoxicated, went into La
Favour's drug store and began to abuse Frank
Carey, old gentleman of seventy
years, who was in charge or the
store, and finally knocked him down
and beat him numerically. Randolph was
arrested by Constable Tindall and taken to a
magistrates Office, and while waiting there the
prisoner attempted to leave. Being stopped by
the constable he drew a big knife and attacked
that officer and inflicted terrible wound in his
side Tindall shot his assailant twice in the
arm and once in the chest. The latter wound is
supposed to be fatal, as Randolph lies uncon-
scous. Constable Tindalps wound, although
painful, Ia not considered dangerous.
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Minor Notes

The New Albany Wooden mills Company now
has 700 employees on the payroll. and is COM
PEELED TO of the mills night and day in
order to keep mp with their orc
On Wednesday morning, at Marion, an emery
wheel burst in Buffers carriage shop, and NJ. s.
Barrett was fatally injured, a flying fragment
fracturing his skull. Barrett recently removed
to Marion from Knightstown.
George Levi, about twenty years old, stole a
horse from farmer named Thomas two miles
north OF Milroy, last Sunday. Yesterday Sheriff
Tompkins of Rush county, caught the thief
with the stolen animal two miles beyond Os-
good.
George McGreeor, a man about fifty years of
age. was killed Wednesday, near Oakland
City, while at work in field. He was kicked
TO death by a mule. Some nelghbors witnessed
the accident, and went to his assistance, but it
too late as he was dead when reached.
The Shelbyville school board has elected Prof.
J. G. Eagle, of Edinburg, to succeed Pref W.
III. Fertich superintendent of the public
schools Prof. Eagle has been superintendent
of the EdInburg schools for the past eight years.
HIS salary here will be $780, Prof. Fertich
goes TO Larned. Kan.
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A Republican Victory.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHOALS. June 23-The Republicans scored an
other victory over the Democrats to-day. by the
decision Of Judge Heffron, quashing the in
junction case fled by w. T. Porter vs. VIM T.
Mitchell, to prevent action of the defendant in
his Office OF county superintendent The trust
ees met on June 6, to elect county superintend-
emit OF schools of Martin county, but as the trust
ees are equally divided in party complexion, they
ballotted seveuty-two times with
election. The Democratic auditor, voting with
the Democrats, adjourned the convention until
the next day at A. NJ The Republicans failed
to put in appearance, when the Democratic
trustees. in concert with the auditor, balloted
and elected William T. Porter, who immedi-
ately filed injunction case. only to be
quashed, and resulting in the holding over of
the Republican present incumbent, w. t.
Mitchell. 1t is whispered that Porter will look
TO the Circuit Court for recourse.
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This Way Southern Girls Chew Gum.

Macon telegraph.
The Macon girl chews gum and gives brief ex-
hibitions of the pink end of her dainty tongue.
The member is worn i'll the shape of French
destructible ouid, and she labors thus concen-
trio semi-circles inclose her mouth like brackets
around an Interpolation, and she is for the time
being voceless, for the "gulck, quick quick
that is borne to the ear is not a voice note, but
merely suction caused by the teeth entering
and leaving the chewinggum. Anybody who
has heard walk through mud hole will
understand the sound attempted in the descrip-
ton. It is said that the Macon girl, before she
took to gum, was the sweetest little creature in
the world, and ever thought enough about
her tongue after catching sight of her lips and
eyes to notice what she did with it.
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New YORK. June 23-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser says: Negotiations are said to be going
on in this city looking to the removal of the
works of the United States Rolling Stock Com
pany from Urbana, o., where they now stu
ated, to Decatur, Ala The company is one of
the largest car-manufacturing concerns in the
country. Major E. C. Gordon, of the Decatur Land
improvement and Furnace Company. is in New
York, and it is understood that he is conducting
the negotiations for the Alabama parties. He
declines to discuss the matter just now. The
company represented by Major Gordon has q
capital OF ST. COO 000 all of which. except $50 900,
subscribed by Southerners. It was
ganized last January, and already has twenty
three mills and factories in operation or in pro-
cess of construction"
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outbid him by the hundreds. and if in the
former case clerk was needed in the latter
three would scarce suffice. But the major part
of the showmans correspondence is too sacred
for submission TO any eyes but his own. Invita-
tons to dinners and teas one give publicity
to; not those tender letters, poulets, the
French call them, in which woman's passion
madly burns The Hon. Mr.. Codys stalwart
shooting and the dangers ne has passed. told of
under many yellow covers, have drawn
around him more plying, delighted Desdemonas
than Solomon imprisoned in his harem. Verify,
the Generalization is doing its work. Bill, in
his shooting performance, makes many misses
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ILLINOIS.
Cattle Shippers Organize to Resist Pro-
posed Change In Rates.

Cattle Shippers Organize to- Resist Pro-
posed Change In Rates.
SPRINGFIELD, June 23.-Many of the leading
breeders and shippers of cattle Of the central
portion Of the State held meeting to-day and
effected formal organization for the purpose
of combating the proposed change in rates for
che shipment of cattle from the car-lot plan to
the plan of shipments by weight A mem orial
was adopted for transmission to the Secretary
of the Treasury setting forth that contagious
pleuro-pneumonia exists to alarming extent
In Scotland; that cattle from the infected dis
trcts are allowed to land in Canadian ports.
md that IS the Treasury Department of the
United States has scheduled against the inn
portation OF such cattle from Scotland. they re-
quest that the shipment of cattle from Canada
TO the United States be prohibited until the
Dominion authorities take such action in re-
gard to the shipment of cattle from Scotland
shall insure certain immunity to the United
states from their importation through Cana
dian territory.
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The Inharmonious Labor Party.

NEW YORK, June 23.-It appears that all is
not harmony just at present in the ranks of the
United Labor party, far as the Socialists are
concerned. They think the platform ntains
too much Georgeism. and at the convention of
the United Labor party, to be held in Syracuse,
Aug. II, efforts will be made to have a number
of planks inserted which will be- prepared by the
Socialistic Labor party. To prepare for this,
pamphlet will be issued in day so by the ma
tional executive committee of the Socialistic La
Dor party, the author of which is Lawrence
Gronlund, who has written several works on
socialism. The pamphlet is an attack on the
theories OF Henry George.
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Travellers, Protective Association.

ST. LOUIS Mo, June 23.-The National Trav-
elers' Protective Association continued its $685.
sion to-day. Several more amendments to the
constitution were adopted. The national railway
committee submitted very long report, which
will be considered tomorrow. The committee
also submitted a long report hotels
The following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, j. P. Pindell, of Ohio. re-
elected; vice president, NJ. J. Pickering, Penn
sylvania; board of directors, M. j. Pareman
Illinois, j. G. Simering, Indiana; c. NJ Warner
Massachusetts; C. p. Van Alstine, Wisconsin,;
George Graws, New York
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money while the agent at breakfast He
had been in Wickliffe but couple of weeks, and
had been permitted by the agent to make him.
self generally useful about the express Office.
He bought four pistols and gun in this city the
day before the robbery, and il is believed he had
confederates The thief knew the com bination
of the SAFE and GOT away with the money with
ont leaYing any trace.
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Fire in a Drug House

NEW ORLEANS, June 23.-Fire broke out at
o'clock this morning in the upper portion Of
Fredericksons drug store, No. 139 Canal street
in the Touro building, the most important bust
ness block in the city. The fire was confined to
the drug store, the two upper stories of which
were burned. Loss. $25, 900; believed to be fully
covered by insurance.
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LABOR INTERESTS.
Chicago Brick-Layers Avert a Breakup by
Declaring the Strike at End.

Chicago Brick-Layers Avert a Breakup by
Declaring the Strike at an End.
CHICAGO, June 23.-The affairs of the Brick
layers Union are rapidly approaching crisis,
and tomorrow nights meeting is liable to be an
exciting one. The German element has become
Disguised with the management of the Null
traney- Miniter Pearson clique, and will make a
determined effort to unseat them from their
present prominence in the union. At recent
meeting at Battery D, it was decided to send
delegates to the Amalgamared Trades Council,
but this decision has been nulifed by the Off
GERS of the union. AS a consequence the other
trades have become almost hostile to the brick
layers, and some are openly working to defeat
them in the present strike. The hod-carriers,
fathers, carpenters, plasterers. derrickmen, and
steam filters now working upon buildings
with non-union brick-layers and decline to strike
at the request of the walking delegates of the
Brick-layers' Union
Late yesterday afternoon nine pressed brick
masons called upon the executive committee Of
the master masons and announced their readi-
ness to go to work. They told the committee
that hundreds of the men were upon the ragged
edge, and would leave the union before the end
of the week. The cause of this wholesale deser
ton is found in the fact that the funds in the
brick-layers treasury are exhausted. President
Vorkeller informed all applicants yesterday that
there would be no money until Friday Hun
dreds of the men have never received cent Of
assistance, and are charging that favoritism has
been shown in the distribution of the money.
The sidewalk in front of Greenb1ums building
was crowded all day with excited body of men,
and the tenor of their remarks was not favorable
to the leaders of the union.
Late tonight, at a meeting of the Brick layers
Union. resolution was passed Withdrawing the
demand for Saturday pay day and declaring
the strike off. This action taken, it was de-
clared. on account of the pressure that was
brought to bear on the brick-layers by private
citizens and business men who suffered heavy
losses through the stoppage of work. The
luton gives the material dealers an opportunity
to begin selling again, their agreement with
master masons is binding only during a strike.
The strike having been declared off. and the
labor trouble here being thus resolved into a
lockout. the brick-layers declare they will now
prosecute the stone pool for conspiracy in case
of refusal to sell stone to contractors friendly
10 the brick .laYara
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Return of Elder Sweeney.

Special 60 the Indianapolis journal.
COLUMBUS, June 23-Elder z. IT. Sweeney,
pastor of the Christian Church. of this city, re-
turned last evening from a tour of the Eastern
hemisphere, and was greeted by hundreds of his
friends and admirers when he alighted from the
train, escorted to the church. which was adorned
for the occasion, where a formal reception
and enthusiastic welcome extended, the
house being packed to it's utmost capacity.